Coal Ash Pathways to Surface Water (IMAGE)

Duke University

Coal Ash Pathways to Surface Water

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Researchers who analyzed bottom sediments from five North Carolina lakes near coal-fired power plants say coal ash contamination has entered the lakes by three different routes.

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Wang et al, Environmental Science and Technology

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